BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced a series of Wellness Wednesday webinars to help educate the public about health and wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The series will be hosted by The Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative’s Geaux Get Health campaign. Each webinar series will have a different topic for each session and will feature community partners as guest speakers. Each session will include:

Garden talk with Mitchell Provensal from Baton Roots Farm

Cooking demonstration with Chef Traci Vincent from the American Heart Association

Physical fitness component with a variety of fitness experts

Mayor Broome hosting wellness webinars

“As we navigate the coronavirus pandemic, it is important for all of us to step back and remember that it is not selfish to look after ourselves. We cannot function at our best and work towards recovery without self-care,” said Mayor Broome. “Wellness Wednesday provides all of us with the opportunity and resources to practice overall health and wellness. I am looking forward to our community joining us as we address health in Baton Rouge.”